Zero From Nexus

[Gano Richardson]

ZeroNexus is promoting accountability in the mining sector through collective insights and innovation. The nexus supports mining companies, OEMs, and technology start-ups, with industry steering our innovation activities. The outcomes of these activities are shared through whitepapers, educational initiatives, awareness campaigns, and other tools aimed at accelerating decarbonization efforts.

Our approach not only involves the adoption of electric solutions but also focuses on leveraging advanced digital technologies. This integration results in enhanced real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and optimized resource management. By doing so, synergy between electrification and the digital mine concept is fostered, leading to mining operations that are not just environmentally sustainable but also operationally efficient and technologically advanced.

Our commitment to these principles of electrification, decarbonization, and digital mine innovation positions The Zero Nexus as a leading voice in the mining industry, guiding our collaborators toward a more sustainable, efficient, and future-ready mining industry.

We are excited about our strategic partnership with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Together, we are dedicated to the creation of high-quality on-demand training programs. Our shared mission is to enhance the collective knowledge surrounding battery electric mining vehicles, contributing to Canada's leadership in the seamless integration and advancement of this groundbreaking technology.

Our program uniquely combines theoretical foundations with practical insights gained from frequent visits to diverse mining operations. This approach ensures relevance and applicability to real-world mining challenges.

We collaborate closely with industry experts, stakeholders, and representatives from mining organizations. This committee guides the identification and prioritization of key content areas, aligning with industry needs, technological advancements, and sustainability goals.

Firsthand experiences and real-world perspectives shape our curriculum by capturing the intricacies of battery technology integration in mining. Our target is to have these sites contribute to the development of case studies, practical examples, and interactive workshops, ensuring a holistic and industry-specific approach.

We establish a continuous feedback loop with mining professionals and participants throughout the curriculum and content development process. This agile approach allows for ongoing refinement, ensuring that the program remains dynamic and responsive to emerging technologies and industry trends.

At Zero Nexus, we specialize in spearheading the electrification and decarbonization of challenging industries. As a team dedicated to building and supporting the Zero Nexus initiative, we excel not only in our technical expertise but also in our ability to unite diverse stakeholders to tackle meaningful challenges. Our specialized skill set includes proficiency in materials, powertrains, and comprehensive energy system design.

We actively lead significant industrial electrification projects, leveraging the trust and collaboration of our esteemed partners and clients. With a keen focus on digital mine technologies and sustainable solutions, we serve as invaluable allies in advancing electrification and decarbonization efforts within the electric mine sector.

On Earth Day April 22, 2023, business, governments and citizens alike are being urged to invest in the planet. In fact, for businesses to reach their climate and net zero goals, investing in nature is a must.

Without a focus on nature, it is impossible for companies to meet net zero goals. The World Economic Forum May 2021 report, Nature and Net Zero, forecasts that at least 30% of climate mitigation potential between now and 2030 resides with nature.

The nature and net zero nexus is where nature goals contribute to net zero goals. Transform to Net Zero member companies have shared examples from their own businesses to illustrate how to incorporate initiatives which protect and restore nature alongside climate commitments.

Whilst focused on taking action to reduce carbon emissions and impacts on nature, GSK is also investing in high quality nature protection and restoration projects that deliver co-benefits to human health, such as a project in Indonesia that aims to restore more than 2,500 hectares of mangroves through community-led projects.

Natura &Co: For the past 20 years, Natura has worked to protect the Amazon, and as a group of companies Natura &Co is continuing that commitment. Natura develops business models that seek to value the economy of the standing forest, combining science, nature and traditional knowledge.

A good example is the endangered Uccuba tree which, due to extensive felling for plywood, was on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), and extinction was expected by 2050.

Natura identified the potential use of Ucuuba seeds in 2004, while mapping raw materials found in the Amazon with the view of developing oils and butters, and mobilized community members to cultivate rather than fell the trees. The annual harvest of a tree yields three times more income for the communities than logging. The Ucuuba wood generated between R$ 10 and R$ 20 per tree for communities in a single event. The seed extraction generates an average of R$ 25 per plant, per annum for an average of 10 years.

This production chain also contributes to the conservation of two million hectares of standing forest, which is equivalent to 2.7 million soccer pitches and involves five riverside rural supplier communities, directly involving 1,218 agro-extractive farming families.

rsted: In the space of a decade, rsted has transitioned from one of the most coal-intensive energy companies in Europe to become a global renewable energy major. In recent years, the company has added to its decarbonization plan an ambition for net-positive biodiversity impact to unite action on climate and nature.

With new global standards on nature following the same trajectory as the development of climate reporting standards to define corporate action and disclosure, businesses will do well to leverage the nature net zero nexus to meet their nature and climate commitments.

Getting to net-zero-carbon cities while advancing well-being (W), health (H), social equity (E), and climate resilience (R) (referred to as the WHER outcomes) is critical for local and global sustainability. However, science is nascent on the linkages between zero-carbon pathways and WHER outcomes. This article presents a transboundary urban metabolism framework, rooted in seven key infrastructure and food provisioning systems, to connect urban decarbonization strategies with WHER outcomes. Applying the framework along with a literature review, we find the evidence for co-beneficial decarbonization to be strong for health; limited for well-being; uncertain for resilience; and requiring intentional design to advance equity, including distributional, procedural, and recognitional aspects. We describe the evidence base, identify key knowledge gaps, and delineate broad parameters of a new urban nexus science to enable zero-carbon urban transitions with WHER co-benefits. We highlight the need for fine-scale data encompassing all seven sectors across scales, along with multiple and multiscale climate risks, accompanied by next-generation multisector, multiscale, multioutcome nexus models.

N2 - Getting to net-zero-carbon cities while advancing well-being (W), health (H), social equity (E), and climate resilience (R) (referred to as the WHER outcomes) is critical for local and global sustainability. However, science is nascent on the linkages between zero-carbon pathways and WHER outcomes. This article presents a transboundary urban metabolism framework, rooted in seven key infrastructure and food provisioning systems, to connect urban decarbonization strategies with WHER outcomes. Applying the framework along with a literature review, we find the evidence for co-beneficial decarbonization to be strong for health; limited for well-being; uncertain for resilience; and requiring intentional design to advance equity, including distributional, procedural, and recognitional aspects. We describe the evidence base, identify key knowledge gaps, and delineate broad parameters of a new urban nexus science to enable zero-carbon urban transitions with WHER co-benefits. We highlight the need for fine-scale data encompassing all seven sectors across scales, along with multiple and multiscale climate risks, accompanied by next-generation multisector, multiscale, multioutcome nexus models.

AB - Getting to net-zero-carbon cities while advancing well-being (W), health (H), social equity (E), and climate resilience (R) (referred to as the WHER outcomes) is critical for local and global sustainability. However, science is nascent on the linkages between zero-carbon pathways and WHER outcomes. This article presents a transboundary urban metabolism framework, rooted in seven key infrastructure and food provisioning systems, to connect urban decarbonization strategies with WHER outcomes. Applying the framework along with a literature review, we find the evidence for co-beneficial decarbonization to be strong for health; limited for well-being; uncertain for resilience; and requiring intentional design to advance equity, including distributional, procedural, and recognitional aspects. We describe the evidence base, identify key knowledge gaps, and delineate broad parameters of a new urban nexus science to enable zero-carbon urban transitions with WHER co-benefits. We highlight the need for fine-scale data encompassing all seven sectors across scales, along with multiple and multiscale climate risks, accompanied by next-generation multisector, multiscale, multioutcome nexus models.

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